When someone is God-fearing
There’s a natural propensity,
To have reverence for His commandments
Where blessings may be seen.
When someone is God-fearing
For wisdom they will pray,
So He will be a guiding hand
Where correct decisions may be made.
The beginning of wisdom
Is the fear of the Lord,
Where respect is sealed upon the heart
With honour for His word.
And God cannot be mocked
When hypocrisy abounds,
Because He sees through the window of the soul
Where deception can be found.
When someone is God-fearing
They’ll respect their neighbour too,
And never wish them any harm
With a sincerity that’s true.
We see many forms of evil
And we’re grieved to hear of same,
But it’s the enemy of our soul who tempts
So destructive traits remain.
Blessings and curses are very real
Since we’ll reap what we do sow,
And when there’s courtesy for God’s ways
All wickedness must go.
To have a healthy fear of God
Is for our health and safety too,
Because the boundaries are to protect
Whilst not oppress in all we do.
It’s through repentance we are cleansed
And our soul is washed, renewed,
Where our old nature is crucified
With a vision that is new.
The goodness of God leads us to repentance
And as we humbly submit to Him,
We’re in the safest hands we’ll ever be
Whilst forgiven for our sins.
The fear of God leads to salvation
As we trust in Jesus Christ,
Who shed His blood to redeem our soul
So we’re accepted in God’s sight.
(C) P.B. 2021
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Proverbs 9:10
“The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate.” Proverbs 8:13
“Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?” Romans 2:4
“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” Galatians 6:7
“Love does no harm to a neighbour; therefore love is the fulfilment of the law.” Romans 13:10
“For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.” Psalms 1:6
“For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.” Romans 6:5-6
“Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all. For God will bring every work into judgement, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.” Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
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